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NEW APPLICANTS

Pencil on paper icon Application to Practice Dentistry

Instructions

Instructions for Application by Exam (PDF)
(if you are applying for your dental license and you have graduated from dental school within the last five years)

Instructions for Application by Credentials  (PDF)
(if you are licensed to practice dentistry in another state and would like to be licensed in Kentucky)

 

Contact Sylvester Gurnell at the Board office with questions regarding application status.
 

Reinstatement

To apply for a reinstatement of your Kentucky license, use the application and instructions below if your Kentucky license was active within the last five years (if it has been longer than five years, use the application by credentials or exam).
Pencil on paper icon Reinstatement Instructions
Pencil on paper icon Application to Reinstate KY Dental License

Important Attachments

Include this form with your application to practice dentistry or to reinstate your Kentucky dental license:

Continuing Education Course List  (not applicable if applying immediately upon graduation from dental school)

Include this form (and $25 query fee) with your application to practice dentistry or to reinstate your Kentucky dental license if you have held a license in another state:

Pencil on paper icon Application for National Practitioners Databank Report


International Dentists


Requirements for Kentucky dental license applicants who are graduates of a non-CODA accredited program include two years post graduate training in general dentistry at a Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited program.

Requirements for Kentucky licensure:
201 KAR 8:180.

pencil on note paper   Application to Practice Dentistry

pencil on note paper   Application Instructions for International Dentists


International dentists who are interested in more information on post graduate training in general dentistry may visit the American Dental Association website at:  Advanced Education Programs in General Dentistry.

Also at the ADA website:  Advanced Education Opportunities for International Dentists (Appendix C).


 

Verification of Licensure

 


 VERIFICATION OF LICENSURE


  * send written request to the Board office

  * include $20 fee

  * include name and address where verification
     should be mailed

Charitable Temporary Dental License

 

Pursuant to KRS 313.254, a temporary license may be granted to a dentist or dental hygienist who holds a valid license in another state to provide charitable dental care to indigent populations in Kentucky.  Requests for temporary charitable licenses must be sent to both the Kentucky Board of Dentistry and the Kentucky Department for Public Health Oral Health Program within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

The Kentucky Board of Dentistry must receive the request at least 30 days prior to the date of trip and must include:

Upon approval, the Board of Dentistry will provide a letter granting temporary licensure valid up to seven days.  The temporary licensee must keep the approval letter with him or her at all times while practicing in Kentucky.  

KRS 313.254

 
Application Q & A
 

Q: How long does it take to process my application and receive my license?

A: After the Board office has received all of the information to process your application, please allow approximately two weeks to receive your license in the mail.

Q: May I call the Board office to check on the status of my application?

A: Yes.  It is the applicant's responsibility to call the Board office to check on the status of their application.

Q: Does my dental school transcript (also national and regional exam scores) have to be sent directly from the school (or testing agency) to the Board office?

A: Yes.  The Board must receive your transcript (with final degree posted on it), as well as your national and regional exam scores, directly from the school or testing agency.

 

  

Approved HIV/AIDS Curriculums
 

You do not have to take an additional HIV/AIDS course if you graduated from one of these dental schools in the past two years:

*University of Florida-   Gainesville
*University of Iowa–Iowa City
*University of Kentucky
*University of Louisville
*University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
*University of Mississippi
*University of Missouri–Kansas City
*University of Tennessee– Memphis
*Virginia Commonwealth
*West Virginia University School of Dentistry

  


List of Dentists on Disk

Send $50 for each disk along with the completed Order Form to the Board office

pencil on papaer Disk Order Form

 
Last Updated 4/3/2008
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